Neil Diamond

[Langley]

Never ever thought that I would hear N D crucify a song, "Midnight Train to Georgia", it is slow dull, without passion or tune. Some greats should know when it time to hang up their boots.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Some greats should know when it time to hang up their boots.

why are you singling out the great ND? there are a million and one acts past there sell by date. I'll start, Oasis after What's the story...

 

[ILIKECANDLES]

I think he is due to play the roundhouse soon as I had fancied seeing him.

 

[Left Footer]

quite like it personally, definitely a grower.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Does it get any better than this?

 

[Icy Gull]

He does it OK, nothing groundbreaking or clever and it seems radio 2 are playing it every 15 mins, the question is why Can't be hard up surely.

 

[Norman Potting]

No, I don't like it either - it ain't the same without the "whoo, whoo's".

 

[Codner pharmaceuticals]

Neil Diamond can do no wrong.

He is the Gary Dicker of easy listening.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Neil Diamond can do no wrong.

He is the Gary Dicker of easy listening.

Yup. Diamond is God (allegedly)

 

[Codner pharmaceuticals]

What is ND's best Albion song? Sugestions:

Song sung blue - and white stripes?

 

[zoe]

Neil Diamond rocks!!!

 

[Buzzer]

Not heard him murder a song before?

Here's him killing the Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRfbJNmMu8w

He ain't heavy done pub singer stylee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZtSl8mX08

Grumbling out River Deep, Mountain High...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TcRLWEsTqg

Here he is with Cliff Richard with what could possibly be the worst ever version of White Christmas. This is plain awful. Absolutely horrible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2urNwGw1vk
Dunno who is the worse culprit. You decide

Wanna hear a worse cover of Up on the Roof than Robson and Jerome? Well here it is at about 1 mile an hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG-epdf338c

There's lots of this stuff out there. Don't get me wrong, he's written some classics but he's taken some casualties along the way too.

 

[clippedgull]

What is ND's best Albion song? Sugestions:

Song sung blue - and white stripes?

So many.

America and Sweet Caroline are two of my favourites.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Forever in Blue Jeans, Love on the Rocks, You Don't Bring Me Flowers so, so many.

 

[Buzzer]

'Girl You'll be a Woman Soon', for me. Absolutely none of that pub singer cheesiness that marked his stuff from the mid-70s onwards. 'I'm a Believer' would be my reserve.

 

[8ace]

I once worked with someone called Neil Dimond but it was pronounced Diamond or so he said. The first time I was told to ask for him I told the bloke to f*** off and didn't bother doing it, only to get a blocking later that day

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I once loudly asked in a bar in Gran Canaria if the Neil Diamond shit could be turned off. Got a slap for my troubles from the pissed-up girl stood at the bar next to me. Turned out it was a demo tape of her hubby who was a professional Neil Diamond impersonator. Gotta admit he was good tho, indistinguishable from the real thing. As was his missus. Who was formerly a bloke.

 

[e77]

Saw him at Glastonbury a few years back and it was an enjoyable way to pass an hour.